Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-03-02
uGHTllIe's FLASHES.
Strike Of SAX Weayers- Interesting
Congressioaal Preceedings-The
Eastern Storm-Denial Of
stock Losses.
CONGRESSIONAL.

i CONGRESSIONAL.
| WASHINGTON February 2s.-The Consu
lar and Diplomatic Appropriation Bill wa
then proceeded with.
MIR. Plumbscrriticized the administration
severely for making an unfit appointment
but said he WAS not unmindful Of the fac
that the President had difficulty in gettin,
competent mpn in the Democratic party
and had consequently left many Republi
cans in Office He spoke in terms Of ridi
cule of the American minister at London
and of his predecessor. Mr.. Lowell. HI
said he was 5hore proud of being either
of the republic OF letters than OF repub
lie of the United States. Until some Amer
ican enterprise was got into the consular
and diplomatic service, it was just as vel
| to leave it, in it's rut, If not of disgrace
It was, at all events, no credit to
the American people. It needed
recasting and rebuilding from turret to
foundation stone"
Mr.. Call suggested sarcastically that
there was 20 other way to elevate the con.
| sular and diplomatic service except to have
the Senator from Kansas elected President
OF the United States, but it SO happened
that the people preferred to elect men oil
their own choice.
Mr.. Plumb aaid he was informed and be-
lieved that he present Minister to England
neglected hAhslsaally and systematically his
duties as Minister, SO far as they relate to
the convenience and interests OF American
citizens. He was informed. and he be-
lieved that the American Minister was
1tss .r.toeraeg tS:Sy Tier. tS to ouss sss
to be sbmethiog OF the dignity of
American citizenship observed by Minis
ter to Eneland. In his judgment neither
Mr.. Phelps nor Mr.. Lowell should ever
have represented the United States abroad.
He would not say it was a disgrace they
had represented this country, but he
would say that it was a great misfortune
which ought to be repaired by the removal
of the present Minister.
Mr.. Morrill, defended Mr.. Phelps. After
q good deal OF further desultory discus
sion, the amendments reported by the
Committee on Appropriations were all
adopted with some Others, and the bill
was passed..
The Agricultural Appropriation bill was
then taken up and passed, with some
amendments.
Messages were presented from the Presi-
dent, vetoing pension bills for Anna Wright
and Sarah Hamilton.
Mr.. Plumb, from the Conference Commit.
tee on the House bill to reztrict ownership
of real estate in the Territories to Ameri-
can citizens, made report which was
agreed to.
Mr.. Hoff, from the Committee on Library,
reported a bill approariating $4,000 for
the completion Of q monument to Mary,
motherof Washington, at Fredericksburg,
Va. Passed.
Jones, of Nevada. offered resolution,
which was adopted, calling on the Secre-
tary ol State for a statement of the con-
ditions On which the Anglo-American Di-
owed to land it's cable on the American
shores and copies of all contracts
between those two companies, and
other Cable and Telegraphic COM
panies. He also presented the creden
tials of Mr.. Stewart as Senator from the
State of Nevada. PLACED on file,
Mr.. Dawes presented the conference re-
port on the Indian appropriation bill.
Agreed to.
The Senate bill to reimburse depositors
of the Freedmen's Savings and Trust Com
pany was taken up, discussed, amended
and passed. Yeas 20, nays 6.
The Senate adjourned.
Mr.. Willis, of Kentucky, moved that the
rules be suspended and the Senate amend
ment to the River and Harbor Appropri-
alton Bill be non-concurred in. After de-
bate the motion was agreed to, 1852 to 80.
In the evening the House went into
Committee of the Whole on Legislation,
on Executive and Judicial Appropriation
Bills.
Mr.. Bragg, of Wisconsin. presented the
conference report on the bill for the loca-
ton and erection OF branch Soldiers
Home west OF the Rocky Mountains.
Agreed to.
The House then went into q Committee
on the Naval Appropriation Bill.
Mr.. Savers, of Texas. offerei an amend
ment appropriating $2,47O, 900 for the
construction Of two swift double steel
cruisers, each of about 1000 tons displace.
ment, type of the Newark, except the boi-
ler and machinery; four of about LOO
tons displacement, of the type OF the Gun
boat No. l, and one swift torpedo boat.
Said vessels to cost altogeth her exclusive OF
armament, no more than 81, csc, 900.
Mr.. Boutelle, of Maine, offered a substi-
tute for the amendment, an amendment
appropriatiDg $15,OOO.OOO for the con-
struction of ten steel cruisers and 81, ,SOO,-
900 for the armament Of the same.
Mr.. Doutelle's substitute was rejected by
a vote of SO to 1O7. Almost astrict party
vote.
Mr.. Thomas, of Illinois, moved to amend
the amendment by providing that vessels
shall be built under contract, and as near
ly as may be in compliance with the pro-
visions of the act of August 3, 1886. This
was agreed to.
As thus amended the amendment offered
by Mr.. Sayers, of Texas, was adopted by
vote of 1874 to 80.
On point OF order raised by Mr.. Ran
dali. OF Pennsylvania. the last paragraph
of the bill authorizing the transfer OF ma.
terial from one bureau of the navy depart
ment to another was ruled from the bill.
The committee then rose ana reported the
bill to the House. The House re-affrned
it by a vote of yeas ISL, nays II. The ac-
tion of the committee in adopting the
amendment by Mr.. Sayers and the bill was
then passed.
Tho Expected Chinook.